Bug 1359492

Summary: Occasionally crashes with applet_get_first_active_vpn_connection: assertion failed: (s_con) error
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: Tore Anderson <tore>
Component: network-manager-appletAssignee: Lubomir Rintel <lkundrak>
Status: CLOSED EOL QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Version: 24CC: a.thiaville, blueowl, dcbw, lkundrak, neteler, thaller
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Description Tore Anderson 2016-07-24 09:05:15 UTC
Created attachment 1183324 [details]
/var/spool/abrt/ccpp-2016-07-12-05:11:28-1558/core_backtrace

Description of problem:

nm-applet occasionally crashes. When this happens the following error message is logged to ~/.cache/lxsession/LXDE/run.log:

nm-applet:ERROR:applet.c:1095:applet_get_first_active_vpn_connection: assertion failed: (s_con)

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

network-manager-applet-1.2.0-1.fc24.x86_64

How reproducible:

I do not know how to reproduce it. It happens occasionally. I think I might need to have an active VPN connection for it to occur.

Additional info:

The crash gets picked up by ABRT, but the retracing job fails with "eu-unstrip: No modules recognized in core file". This prevents me from submitting a fully retraced bug report via ABRT.

I'm attaching the "core_backtrace" file from the ABRT crash directory though, as it seems to me that it might contain interesting information. If you want I can upload an archive containing the entire directory too, just let me know.

Comment 1 Blueowl 2016-07-24 11:57:19 UTC
I've found a reproducer:
* switch an active connection to be available only for not logged (non-existent) user
1) sudo sh -c "echo 'USERS=cimrman' >>  /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-HomeWifi"
2) sudo nmcli con load /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-HomeWifi

Thread 1 "nm-applet" received signal SIGABRT, Aborted.
0x00007ffff3fcd6f5 in __GI_raise (sig=sig@entry=6) at ../sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/raise.c:54
54	  return INLINE_SYSCALL (tgkill, 3, pid, selftid, sig);
Missing separate debuginfos, use: dnf debuginfo-install GConf2-3.2.6-16.fc24.x86_64 ModemManager-glib-1.6-0.3.rc3.fc24.x86_64 at-spi2-atk-2.20.1-1.fc24.x86_64 at-spi2-core-2.20.2-1.fc24.x86_64 dconf-0.26.0-1.fc24.x86_64 expat-2.1.1-2.fc24.x86_64 fontconfig-2.11.94-6.fc24.x86_64 freetype-2.6.3-2.fc24.x86_64 gdk-pixbuf2-2.34.0-1.fc24.x86_64 graphite2-1.3.6-1.fc24.x86_64 gvfs-client-1.28.2-1.fc24.x86_64 harfbuzz-1.2.7-1.fc24.x86_64 libX11-1.6.3-3.fc24.x86_64 libXau-1.0.8-6.fc24.x86_64 libXcomposite-0.4.4-8.fc24.x86_64 libXcursor-1.1.14-6.fc24.x86_64 libXdamage-1.1.4-8.fc24.x86_64 libXext-1.3.3-4.fc24.x86_64 libXfixes-5.0.2-2.fc24.x86_64 libXi-1.7.6-2.fc24.x86_64 libXinerama-1.1.3-6.fc24.x86_64 libXrandr-1.5.0-3.fc24.x86_64 libXrender-0.9.9-3.fc24.x86_64 libXxf86vm-1.1.4-3.fc24.x86_64 libattr-2.4.47-16.fc24.x86_64 libcap-2.24-9.fc24.x86_64 libdatrie-0.2.9-3.fc24.x86_64 libdrm-2.4.68-1.fc24.x86_64 libepoxy-1.3.1-2.fc24.x86_64 libgudev-230-3.fc24.x86_64 libnotify-0.7.6-8.fc24.x86_64 libpng-1.6.23-1.fc24.x86_64 libsecret-0.18.5-1.fc24.x86_64 libthai-0.1.24-1.fc24.x86_64 libwayland-client-1.10.0-1.fc24.x86_64 libwayland-cursor-1.10.0-1.fc24.x86_64 libwayland-server-1.10.0-1.fc24.x86_64 libxcb-1.11.1-2.fc24.x86_64 libxkbcommon-0.6.1-1.fc24.x86_64 libxshmfence-1.2-3.fc24.x86_64 lz4-r131-2.fc24.x86_64 mesa-libEGL-12.0.1-1.fc24.x86_64 mesa-libGL-12.0.1-1.fc24.x86_64 mesa-libgbm-12.0.1-1.fc24.x86_64 mesa-libglapi-12.0.1-1.fc24.x86_64 mesa-libwayland-egl-12.0.1-1.fc24.x86_64 pixman-0.34.0-2.fc24.x86_64
(gdb) bt
#0  0x00007ffff3fcd6f5 in __GI_raise (sig=sig@entry=6) at ../sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/raise.c:54
#1  0x00007ffff3fcf2fa in __GI_abort () at abort.c:89
#2  0x00007ffff47fcf05 in g_assertion_message (domain=domain@entry=0x5555555870af "nm-applet", file=file@entry=0x555555586ebc "applet.c", line=line@entry=1095, func=func@entry=0x555555588720 <__FUNCTION__.69158> "applet_get_first_active_vpn_connection", message=message@entry=0x5555559847a0 "assertion failed: (s_con)") at gtestutils.c:2429
#3  0x00007ffff47fcf9a in g_assertion_message_expr (domain=domain@entry=0x5555555870af "nm-applet", file=file@entry=0x555555586ebc "applet.c", line=line@entry=1095, func=func@entry=0x555555588720 <__FUNCTION__.69158> "applet_get_first_active_vpn_connection", expr=expr@entry=0x555555586eb6 "s_con")
    at gtestutils.c:2452
#4  0x00005555555655fe in applet_get_first_active_vpn_connection (applet=applet@entry=0x5555558160c0 [NMApplet], out_state=out_state@entry=0x7fffffffdd14)
    at applet.c:1095
#5  0x000055555556b3c2 in applet_update_icon (user_data=<optimized out>) at applet.c:2631
#6  0x00007ffff47d7703 in g_main_context_dispatch (context=0x5555557de340) at gmain.c:3154
#7  0x00007ffff47d7703 in g_main_context_dispatch (context=context@entry=0x5555557de340) at gmain.c:3769
#8  0x00007ffff47d7ab0 in g_main_context_iterate (context=context@entry=0x5555557de340, block=block@entry=1, dispatch=dispatch@entry=1, self=<optimized out>)
    at gmain.c:3840
#9  0x00007ffff47d7b5c in g_main_context_iteration (context=context@entry=0x5555557de340, may_block=may_block@entry=1) at gmain.c:3901
#10 0x00007ffff4f9e58d in g_application_run (application=0x5555558160c0 [NMApplet], argc=1, argv=0x7fffffffdf00) at gapplication.c:2381
#11 0x0000555555564aa0 in main (argc=<optimized out>, argv=<optimized out>) at main.c:81
(gdb) 

It's been fixed upstream.
https://git.gnome.org/browse/network-manager-applet/commit/?id=c3255ed740592a2f23a7ebc47f1acd2dd2d768b3

Comment 2 Tore Anderson 2016-07-24 13:25:10 UTC
Thanks for the analysis. Reading those links I too found a sure way to reproduce:

1) Ensure computer/NM is connected, e.g., using a wired ethernet cable
2) Start nm-applet
3) Connect VPN using nm-applet menu
4) Press the already-connected wired ethernet connection (to make it reconnect)

It instantly asserts and crashes.

I upgraded to network-manager-applet-1.2.2-1.fc25.x86_64 from rawhide, no improvements there. So a backport would be nice.

Comment 3 Blueowl 2016-08-17 12:52:44 UTC
The crash is fixed in network-manager-applet-1.2.4-1.fc24 [1].

However, I can see this error in a terminal when running comment #1 test:
libnm-CRITICAL **: nm_setting_connection_get_id: assertion 'NM_IS_SETTING_CONNECTION (setting)' failed

[1] http://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/buildinfo?buildID=788337

Comment 4 Blueowl 2016-08-17 12:56:02 UTC
Created attachment 1191626 [details]
[PATCH] applet: fix an assertion error

Fix an assertion error mentioned in the previous comment.

Comment 5 Thomas Haller 2016-08-17 19:46:27 UTC
(In reply to Blueowl from comment #4)
> Created attachment 1191626 [details]
> [PATCH] applet: fix an assertion error
> 
> Fix an assertion error mentioned in the previous comment.

this is strange... 

with commits https://cgit.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/NetworkManager/commit/?id=23136ecf89f279479337ead355b7ff5e8046 (part of 1.2.0+), libnm/libnm-glib should properly expose any (possibly invalid) connection to the library user.
As such, I would always expect that every connection has a valid ID. How could that possibly fail? Sounds like a bug in libnm.

Might be worth to investigate more...


(In reply to Tore Anderson from comment #2)
> I upgraded to network-manager-applet-1.2.2-1.fc25.x86_64 from rawhide, no
> improvements there. So a backport would be nice.

1.2.2 didn't yet have the mentioned fix (c3255ed740592a2f23a7ebc47f1acd2dd2d768b3), while 1.2.4 has the backport. So, that sounds plausible.

Comment 6 Fedora Update System 2016-08-19 10:34:42 UTC
network-manager-applet-1.2.4-1.fc24 has been submitted as an update to Fedora 24. https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2016-f739ece3cf

Comment 7 Fedora Update System 2016-08-19 23:21:54 UTC
network-manager-applet-1.2.4-1.fc24 has been pushed to the Fedora 24 testing repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
See https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for
instructions on how to install test updates.
You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2016-f739ece3cf

Comment 8 Fedora Update System 2016-08-21 12:40:00 UTC
network-manager-applet-1.2.4-1.fc24 has been submitted as an update to Fedora 24. https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2016-f739ece3cf

Comment 9 Fedora Update System 2016-08-21 20:51:34 UTC
network-manager-applet-1.2.4-1.fc24 has been pushed to the Fedora 24 testing repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
See https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for
instructions on how to install test updates.
You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2016-f739ece3cf

Comment 10 Blueowl 2016-08-22 19:26:48 UTC
*** Bug 1368902 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 11 Fedora Update System 2016-08-27 15:19:26 UTC
network-manager-applet-1.2.4-1.fc24 has been pushed to the Fedora 24 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.

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